Aug 29
     Led by S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz were F/Lt Mickiewicz, F/O Wolinski, Sgt Chudek, P/O Miksa, Sgt Cwynar, P/O Andersz, P/O Gil, Sgt Malczewski, Sgt Adamiak and Sgt Krieger. Takeoff at 6:30 a.m. Rendezvouz with bombers at 18K over Rye. "Bric bats"(315's code name) flew at 21K. With engine malfunction, S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz peeled off and landed at Hawking. F/Lt Mickiewicz took over the command of the squadron. All the way to the target, only light flak was a sole sign of the German defense. After Blenheims unloaded whole formation was attacked by numerous e/a. Section led by F/Lt Mickiewicz lagged behind the Wing and fought a heavy fight with Bf-109s. F/Lt Mickiewicz safely landed in France in a badly shot-up a/c. He became POW. He was the only loss for 315. Sgt Chudek got 2 Bf-109 destroyed and 1 Bf-109 probable. P/O Andersz got 1 Bf-109 damaged.

Northolt. Early Sep 1941.
Dispersal's blackboard with 315th pilots and their nicknames. Often over the radio they called themselves by those nicknames instead of the their number. Those crossed-out were shot down.